Dear Prof.;
I actually support this appointment and the title. There is a new movement in the Eastern oriental world to pursue happiness and in the Buddhist and Zen esoteric traditions they have been doing so for centuries. Recently this is also gaining traction in the Western Occidental governance tradition. Tony Blair and a few other British Prime Ministers and European ones are following the trend.
There is so much unhappiness in Nigeria and if we can promote happiness we would be doing the country a whole lot of good. The incumbent has picked a good area to start her work, broken and troubled marriages. Instead of looting the treasury and aiding capital flight, let us devote time and energy into defining what makes people happy, and promoting such things. If at the end of it all we are able to educate our politicians and followers that the crass looting of resources and the commonwealth will never lead to happiness, then we have succeeded spectacularly.
Cheers.
IBK
On 6 December 2017 at 05:13, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
My People (to imitate Prof Bolaji Aluko):
The news of the appointment of a Commissioner for Happiness in one of the Nigerian States shows that a country can actually recede.
Okay, the Governor has the right to choose his Commissioners.
Okay, he can choose his sister. Those before him sent their wives to the Senate, and their daughters, too.
But can he not choose a title?
Does this mean that those who govern us don't know or they don't even care?
In politics, perception is carefully managed. In life, integrity is cultivated to the point of maturity.
My thinking is always wrong in all these matters.
TF
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